The Springfield City Council's General Government Committee began drafting a tougher door-to-door sales ordinance after a solar-panel salesman harassed a councilor's wife at their home.
Springfield City Council heard sustained public opposition to Flock Safety license-plate cameras and scheduled an ordinance hearing for Oct. 19.
Springfield's Elder Affairs Committee heard that senior scams are growing more sophisticated while Greater Springfield Senior Services ignores elder abuse reports.
The Springfield Historic Commission voted to send a site-visit team to Our Lady of Rosary Church campus and revisit a possible historic-district designation at its November 5 meeting.
Springfield's Finance Committee reviewed a plan to replace the city's flat 50-cent-an-hour parking rate with tiered pricing downtown.
Springfield City Council repealed a 2013 ban on front-yard fences in two single-family zoning districts. Councilor Jerry Martin's amendment lets homeowners in Residence A and A1 install fences up to four feet, with any fence more than 25 percent solid capped at three feet.
The Springfield License Commission re-voted to fix two unseconded approvals from its August meeting.
Springfield officials weigh new ordinance after state bars confiscation of banned kratom.
Springfield's Sustainability and Environment Committee reviewed a long-awaited draft ordinance regulating tree removal on private property.
Springfield audit committee finds 22 school buses still unregistered for excise tax.
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